Bluffton cop gets top state award

Special to Bluffton Today H.E. McCracken Middle School PoliceBluffton Police Capt. Angel Tubbs and Chief David McAllister stand with Resource Officer Cpl. Michael Creason. Creason has been selected as the 2010-2011 Region 4 Lower StateSchool Resource Officer of the Year.

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H.E. McCracken Middle School Police Resource Officer Cpl. Michael Creason has been selected as the 2010-2011 Region 4 Lower State School Resource Officer of the Year. Creason was also presented with the first-ever Eric Bamberg School Resource Officer of the Year award, which goes out to the top SRO in the entire state.

He has served as the school's SRO for the past three years and recently helped to create a bicycle registration program to help track stolen bikes.

Mark McColman, president of the South Carolina Association of School Resource Officers, announced the award to Creason for his excellence in school based policing and safety during a ceremony at the SCASRO conference Thursday.

"Among many exceptional officers within the department and School Resource Officers across the state of South Carolina, Cpl. Creason has demonstrated an unyielding level of commitment to the Bluffton Police Department's mission of public safety," said Bluffton Police Chief David McAllister. "His efforts are best illustrated by the many proactive investigations he has led while building meaningful relationships with members of our school community."

Mayor Lisa Sulka said, "I have known Mike for a long time, these two awards represent what a great asset he is to the Bluffton Police Department, the local school district, and the town of Bluffton."

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